Robinson adds new chapter to code book

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ENGLAND’S future would be easier to read were it not for the spate of injuries that has affected Andy Robinson’s first selection as head coach. The team named to play Canada at Twickenham on Saturday includes, in Jason Robinson, a captain by default and a patchwork quilt of players who might not otherwise have been given their chance.

Yet the head coach must hope that a similar XV will play South Africa a week later, given that his casualty list will not become shorter, so there is a real opportunity here for individuals such as Mark Cueto and Henry Paul